Wednesday, November 16, 2011
GOP Debate
So for those of you who are not concerned with politics, this blog entry will probably not be appealing to you. For those of you who were able to watch the last GOP debate, I would like to offer my personal opinion of the debate process (as well as some of the specifics of the last debate). I am a Ron Paul advocate and can honestly say that he, being third in the polls at this point, barely received any questions. Outside the realms of Ron Paul, there were other candidates who received minimal questions or notoriety. I think that there needs to be a more fair way of distributing questions to the candidates as it will not only be more equal, but will weed out the best candidates. For example, Rick Perry was given a substantial amount of questions and could not even tell you the third government agency he would oust if president (which is a big part of his plan). Meanwhile, candidates like Ron Paul jam so many sentiments and comments into a single response because they know that they receive minimal attention. I have to go, but will pick this up in my next blog entry. But please comment, I am anxious to hear your sentiments on this biased process.
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I'm excited to hear more about what you have to say. I am still not sure of who I am hoping to win the GOP spot, but this helps some. I agree with you that many candidates do not receive as much time as other candidates, which I believe is truly a great fault. America needs to know as much as possible about every candidate in order to see who is the best possible candidate for president. And I remember seeing clips of Rick Perry's fumbling for the third government agency he would get rid of. It's so sad he couldn't remember something so important to him.
ReplyDeleteWell I finally read this post and I am ready to comment. Well I do I have to agree that most candidates do not get many questions. Ron Paul def. does not get enough. I believe that he has the most political experiance out of anyone that is running for nomination. But apparently people don't think that he has experiance and could lead the country. I think he would do a fine job, but he is lacking the business experiance. However, he does deserve to have more questions
ReplyDeleteYeah I agree with you. It seems like Cain, Romney, and Perry get most the attention, but then again their the only ones i really pay attention to. However, I heard Cain withdrew today. crazy!
ReplyDelete@Josh Clason, he does not only have the most political experience, but knowledge. He knows the constitution better than any other candidate. The fact of the matter is that you do not need to be a businessman to be a president, you need to be a politician. Ron Paul's grasp on the economy and limited government associated with it (along with his cuts in government spending and stance against the Fed)is also more advanced than that of any other candidate. By the way, Romney, when asked in 2008, did not think that there needs to be a congress declaration of war (in order for war to happen). The constitution totally contradicts that viewpoint. Anyway, I am just throwing something out there for more comments ha.
ReplyDeleteI did not know about how Mitt Romney said there doesn't need to be congress to declare war. But Obama is a politician. We need a politician that knows how to handle a economy. Ron Paul may know the constitution and has the most political knowledge but that won't help our economy. It will improve internal government relations and foreign relations, but we need someone that has knowledge in the business sector. Newt Gingrich the newest Republican forerunner (next to Mitt) is also a politician but he doesn't have the record in business that Romney has or the record in politics that Ron Paul has. I wish Ron Paul did have more time and such but I don't think that he has a chance unfortunalty. He would be a really good running partner for Mitt Romney though.
ReplyDeleteAgain, I do not see how business relates to economical ideals. The constitution helps to establish how our economy should be run. In fact, Ron Paul was the only candidate back in the day to predict the collapse of the housing market and collapse of the economy. He wants to abolish the Fed, a private organization that I (along with many others) believe to be the foundation of the inflation problem our economy faces. Ron Paul also wants to return back to the gold standard, a policy which is, again, a monetary ideal fully backed by the constitution. He also is the Chairman of the Domestic Monetary Policy Subcommittee, so he knows plenty concerning foreign and international monetary matters. And the fact of the matter is, his hard stance, constitutional approach to foreign policy would cause a significant boost to our economy. He does not believe in being the policeman of the world. Behind this constitutional concept also lies the fact that invading other countries costs billions of dollars (and is ultimately the driving force behind a lot of economic woes).
ReplyDeleteAnd just to clear the air, I am not being contentious. Sometimes these debates can seem to get personal or insulting of the others knowledge, but I am truly just trying to carry a debate.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree. It seems to me like the debates are almost counterproductive because they've become mudslinging sessions. It seems as though they are relatively unsuccessful at actually debating issues and I would like to see this change
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